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he is rightly sort of protective of the city as his domain. i think he's saying look, we're doing what we need to do here. let's not have the upheaval of the fbi and all of the protective services that come in with the president. he doesn't do it out of disrespect. he's doing it out of a desire to keep things moving forward and to say to the world we're making progress. we have a marathon to run on sunday. and literally every day in the city is a marathon right now as we try to get back off our knees. >> jennifer: the flip side of that, it is interesting because chris christie praised the administration and the president's response and then he had this to say about the possibility of mitt romney visiting new jersey. take a listen. >> is there any possibility that governor rogny may go to new jersey to tour some of the damage with you? >> i have no idea nor am i the least bit concerned or interested. i've got a job to do here in new jersey. that's much bigger than presidential politics and i could care less about any of that stuff. i have a job
he is rightly sort of protective of the city as his domain. i think he's saying look, we're doing what we need to do here. let's not have the upheaval of the fbi and all of the protective services that come in with the president. he doesn't do it out of disrespect. he's doing it out of a desire to keep things moving forward and to say to the world we're making progress. we have a marathon to run on sunday. and literally every day in the city is a marathon right now as we try to get back off our...
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cities are the incubators of innovation. they are responsible for about 90% of the gross domestic product of the united states of america. and either of these guys have any idea what it takes to run a city, and in many instances have any idea what they are talking about. >> jennifer: i feel like in some ways cities end up being scapegoated or code language the urban poor the new welfare queens. do you have a sense of that? >> it's clear to me that mitt romney and paul ryan seek to actually create as much divisiveness in this election season as possible. constantly pitting one group against the other, playing people off on each other. that's what the whole 47% discussion that mitt romney was talking about. he was with obviously people he was comfortable with. he was talking the way he probably talks more in private anyway, and has written off half of the country. yet at the debate starts talking about that people are in pain and people are suffering, and there is poverty in america that teachers. while having laid teachers of
cities are the incubators of innovation. they are responsible for about 90% of the gross domestic product of the united states of america. and either of these guys have any idea what it takes to run a city, and in many instances have any idea what they are talking about. >> jennifer: i feel like in some ways cities end up being scapegoated or code language the urban poor the new welfare queens. do you have a sense of that? >> it's clear to me that mitt romney and paul ryan seek to...
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the storm has always flooded most of atlantic city sweeping away an entire section of the city's famed board work. and shelters are open across the state. 100 national guard troops are on duty. in north carolina any u.s. coast guard as rescued 14 members of a crew forced to abandon ship off of the carolina coast. in tennessee they are expecting up to 10 inches of show. in chicago the national weather service has issued high wind and flood warnings for tuesday and wednesday. and in wisconsin residents along lake michigan have been advised to evacuation because the waves are expected to reach 14 to 18 feet. now here is what the presidential campaigns have on tap for tomorrow mitt romney has what his campaign is calling a relief event, which is scheduled for tuesday morning in kettering, ohio. president obama is planning to be in washington, d.c. he has no public events listed on his schedule, but we'll be watching for trips to areas that have been hit. a reminder that somebody is always in our "war room." check us out online at current.com/thewarroom, that's also where you can link up to
the storm has always flooded most of atlantic city sweeping away an entire section of the city's famed board work. and shelters are open across the state. 100 national guard troops are on duty. in north carolina any u.s. coast guard as rescued 14 members of a crew forced to abandon ship off of the carolina coast. in tennessee they are expecting up to 10 inches of show. in chicago the national weather service has issued high wind and flood warnings for tuesday and wednesday. and in wisconsin...
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most recently city worker's union, ask me released a video where mitt's garbage man tells him to shove it. it's not just mitt romney's attitude. it's the stuff that mitt throws away that frustrates him. he throws away money because it is too wrinkly. >> picking up 15 16 tons by hand that's takes a toll on your body. >> and the romney trash is particularly heavy. they throw out about 500 disposable cups per year, but the romneys throw away golden disposable cups. >> jennifer: thank you all for joining us here in "the war room." 36
most recently city worker's union, ask me released a video where mitt's garbage man tells him to shove it. it's not just mitt romney's attitude. it's the stuff that mitt throws away that frustrates him. he throws away money because it is too wrinkly. >> picking up 15 16 tons by hand that's takes a toll on your body. >> and the romney trash is particularly heavy. they throw out about 500 disposable cups per year, but the romneys throw away golden disposable cups. >> jennifer:...
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you have survived though >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm, we are in new york city. if you are looking for the best political analysis anywhere you have come to the right place. it's friday night in "the war room," and it starts right now. ♪ >> this is a bunch of stuff. look here is the deal -- >> what does that mean a bunch of stuff. >> it means it is simply inaccurate. >> it's irish. >> we irish call it a whole bunch of malarky. >> jennifer: there was a bunch of stuff being thrown around last night but jolting joe biden didn't let them go unchecked. here he is on paul ryan's medicare proposal. >> this is a plan that is bipartisan. it's a plan i put together with a prominent democrat senator -- >> not one democrat endorses it. >> our partner is a democrat from oregon -- >> and he said he no longer supports it -- >> but put it together with a former clinton director -- >> who disavows it. >> jennifer: the partner is democrat ron widen and ron widen had his own response today, saying quote . . . and that wasn't the only tall tail from ryan. here he is criticizing th
you have survived though >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm, we are in new york city. if you are looking for the best political analysis anywhere you have come to the right place. it's friday night in "the war room," and it starts right now. ♪ >> this is a bunch of stuff. look here is the deal -- >> what does that mean a bunch of stuff. >> it means it is simply inaccurate. >> it's irish. >> we irish call it a whole bunch of malarky. >>...
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i'm jennifer granholm from the great city of new york. now regular viewers of this program know we are constantly exposing the mendacity of the far right not just mitt romney though he is a particular favorite of ours. when they say that more than half of americans don't pay any taxes, and the oft whopper that the economic stimulus didn't work at all. so i have often thought to myself somebody has got to write a book and put all of these lies in one place and then debunk them clearly with precision. take them out. guess what? our next guess has done just that. and now he's written the new book "pack of les: debunking the 40 most destructive conservative myths in america." j.p., welcome inside "the war room." >> i'm glad to be here. >> jennifer: what caused you to decide to write a book about it? >> i guess the most accurate answer would be a lifetime of frustration that finally boiled over. >> jennifer: i feel your pain. >> i was in a sense waiting for somebody else to write this book, and nobody did. and i was involved in the 2008 campai
i'm jennifer granholm from the great city of new york. now regular viewers of this program know we are constantly exposing the mendacity of the far right not just mitt romney though he is a particular favorite of ours. when they say that more than half of americans don't pay any taxes, and the oft whopper that the economic stimulus didn't work at all. so i have often thought to myself somebody has got to write a book and put all of these lies in one place and then debunk them clearly with...
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large turnout in swing counties we are concentrating on northern virginia, the exsurbs around richmond city and hampton rhodes. large latino registration since 2008 about a 20% increase in latino registration. and also young people. so those are areas where we're really pushing to make sure the vote comes out on november 6th. >> jennifer: it is safe to say the biggest part of your effort will be getting out the vote rather than persuasion? really a huge effort is in gotv right? >> the persuasion eh fore has been going on. this effort has been working for weeks, months even. so persuasion has gone on and certainly over the next eleven to ten days here it is a get out to vote now, which is a two-step process in virginia. because we don't have voter registration. we have to identify someone who is leaning our way, and make sure they get out and exercise their fundamental right to vote. in 2008 we had a 75% turnout. so we're really pushing, the largest the turnout the better -- >> jennifer: talk to me quickly, the republican's ground game. we only have about 30 seconds, but what are they going
large turnout in swing counties we are concentrating on northern virginia, the exsurbs around richmond city and hampton rhodes. large latino registration since 2008 about a 20% increase in latino registration. and also young people. so those are areas where we're really pushing to make sure the vote comes out on november 6th. >> jennifer: it is safe to say the biggest part of your effort will be getting out the vote rather than persuasion? really a huge effort is in gotv right? >>...
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i think the failure of mayor to evacuate the city -- he admitted this. the failure to do it earlier is what caused the big problems and politically -- i'm give you an example of a political mistake bush made that everybody will recognize. remember the iconic photograph of the president looking down on new orleans from air force i? >> cenk: yep. >> here was the political mistake. that photograph would have been totally acceptable to everybody if he had simply landed the plane in baton rouge. and the failure to do so was a huge political mistake. for me, it was a political mistake because i needed him to send a signal to the cabinet that said whatever brown needs in katrina you give it to him. huge political mistake. >> cenk: were the other cabinet members not cooperative? was that a problem when you were dealing with katrina? >> we found out later, there were huge arguments going on in d.c. between chernoff and donald rumsfeld about how much equipment should i be able to use. how much equipment should i be able to get. think about this, if that debate in
i think the failure of mayor to evacuate the city -- he admitted this. the failure to do it earlier is what caused the big problems and politically -- i'm give you an example of a political mistake bush made that everybody will recognize. remember the iconic photograph of the president looking down on new orleans from air force i? >> cenk: yep. >> here was the political mistake. that photograph would have been totally acceptable to everybody if he had simply landed the plane in...
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we are in new york city. and we'll be right back. do you share the sense of outrage that they're doing this, this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>i think that's an understatement, eliot. u>> i'm not prone tot. understatement, so explain to me why that is. i think the mob learned from wall st., not vice versa. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] did you know that mach3 can last two times longer than a disposable? ♪ ♪ mach3 has high definition blades coated with 4 strengthening layers to help its blades stay sharp, so it can last 2 times longer than a disposable. get an incredibly close shave, day after day. switch to gillette mach3. better shave, great value. guaranteed. gillette the best a man can get. >> jennifer: tomorrow's debate sure to be very different from the last one. but what we do know for sure it is will be a townhall format which means the audience members get to ask the questions. according to a memorandum of understanding between the campaigns, the moderator candy crowley is prohibited from asking foll
we are in new york city. and we'll be right back. do you share the sense of outrage that they're doing this, this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>i think that's an understatement, eliot. u>> i'm not prone tot. understatement, so explain to me why that is. i think the mob learned from wall st., not vice versa. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] did you know that mach3 can last two times longer than a disposable? ♪ ♪ mach3 has high definition blades coated with 4...
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what do you think needs to be done to decrease violence in big cities like chicago. i know you're not the mayor of chicago, but just to take off on what they started. >> we need to end the silence on the violence. we had a very violent summer in chicago, an epidemic of violence. we need to do something about that. as a matter of fact, one of our citizens of illinois were in colorado, and was murder there had. he leaned over to save his girlfriend's life. he was a sailor in the united states navy. i went to his wake, and shortly thereafter i proposed a bill in illinois to ban assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines that go with that. that be voted on november in illinois. i think it's important that we deal with this issue. president obama did bring up the subject of banning assault weapons. romney dodged that issue all together but we have to deal with that so we don't have gang bangers in chicago or any other city armed with military rifles shooting down people whether it's in a movie theater or anywhere else. so it's important that we enact that law.
what do you think needs to be done to decrease violence in big cities like chicago. i know you're not the mayor of chicago, but just to take off on what they started. >> we need to end the silence on the violence. we had a very violent summer in chicago, an epidemic of violence. we need to do something about that. as a matter of fact, one of our citizens of illinois were in colorado, and was murder there had. he leaned over to save his girlfriend's life. he was a sailor in the united...
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what -- what do you think needs to be done to decrease violence in big cities like chicago? i know you are not the mayor of chicago, but just to take off on what they started. >> i think we need to end the silence about the violence. we had a very violent summer in chicago. and one of our citizens in illinois were was in that theater in aurora colorado, he was murdered there. he leaned over to save his girlfriend's life. he was a solder in the navy. and i proposed a bill to ban high-ammunition magazines. president obama did bring up the subject of banning assault weapons. romney dodged that issue all together. but we have to deal with this. we cannot have gang bangers armed with military rifles as the president pointed out, shooting down people whether it's in a movie theater or anywhere else. >> jennifer: i think one of the most fascinating parts of the debate last night was the -- the -- actually the -- in the first debate you had romney and the obama families that were interacting after the debate was over, and this time there wasn't any of that. do you think there was so
what -- what do you think needs to be done to decrease violence in big cities like chicago? i know you are not the mayor of chicago, but just to take off on what they started. >> i think we need to end the silence about the violence. we had a very violent summer in chicago. and one of our citizens in illinois were was in that theater in aurora colorado, he was murdered there. he leaned over to save his girlfriend's life. he was a solder in the navy. and i proposed a bill to ban...
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it is a city that was built for two million people. and it now has less than 700,000 people residing there. why? because detroit is the poster child for the deindustrialization of america and the global shift in manufacturing jobs. america has lost more than 50,000 factories this past decade. and no place has been hurt more than the city of detroit. despite the hardships though, many residents remain. some by choice and others maybe because they have nowhere else to go. tonight, i'm so pleased to be joined by rachel grady and heidi ewing, the filmmakers behind detropia. you may have seen their award-winning documentary, the boys of more rocca and jesus camp. heidi and rachel, welcome inside "the war room." >> it is a pleasure to be here, governor. >> thanks a lot. >> jennifer: you bet. so let me start with you rachel. why did you call the film detropia when the utopia part conjures up images of paradise? >> well, we -- it could go either way actually. it could be interpreted as utopia or a distopia. and you know, detroit has the legacy
it is a city that was built for two million people. and it now has less than 700,000 people residing there. why? because detroit is the poster child for the deindustrialization of america and the global shift in manufacturing jobs. america has lost more than 50,000 factories this past decade. and no place has been hurt more than the city of detroit. despite the hardships though, many residents remain. some by choice and others maybe because they have nowhere else to go. tonight, i'm so pleased...
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i want to play you a sound bite where a michigan reporter asked paul ryan how to drop crime in the cities when there will be tax cuts. >> those are your words not mine. >> thank you very much sir. >> yeah. >> that was kind of strange, put words in people's mouths. >> jennifer: to put this in context, he is being asked in flint, michigan which has a huge crime problem and has been under a emergency financial manager, so a reporter asks are tax cuts basically going to resolve the crime issues? paul ryan did not want to be asked that question. he does not want to be put on the spot. so that's maybe just one window on what his response will be when he is pressed. >> you can't be a global leader and be a successful one with thin skin. leadership means not taking it personally, but dealing with the real issues. the question that reporting asked was about the quality of people's lives right there in flint, michigan, and the vice presidential wanna be was willing to address that. and when people show that side of themselves their leadership potential gets smaller and smaller. >> jennifer: i agree
i want to play you a sound bite where a michigan reporter asked paul ryan how to drop crime in the cities when there will be tax cuts. >> those are your words not mine. >> thank you very much sir. >> yeah. >> that was kind of strange, put words in people's mouths. >> jennifer: to put this in context, he is being asked in flint, michigan which has a huge crime problem and has been under a emergency financial manager, so a reporter asks are tax cuts basically going...
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that the cities colonialism be set right, and america be downsized. >> it has been a long time coming, but tonight because of what we did on this day, on this election, at this defining moment, change has become to america. >> jennifer: well that's a clip from "2018: obama's america." it's actually produced by dinesh d'souza. it's a documentary that examines president obama's early years for his alleged anti-capitalist beliefs. it has already earned nearly $33 million, which makes it the second-highest grossing documentary in history, behind michael moore's fahrenheit 9/11. a new tv movie is set to air on the national geographic channel just two days before the election. coming to us tonight from los angeles to discuss is alonso duralde. alonzo is author and film critic for "the wrap." thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> jennifer: do you think the president obama is happy that this movie is coming out right before the election. >> well, i think anything that reminds people of one of his -- what has become one of his signature achievements of his first term it certain
that the cities colonialism be set right, and america be downsized. >> it has been a long time coming, but tonight because of what we did on this day, on this election, at this defining moment, change has become to america. >> jennifer: well that's a clip from "2018: obama's america." it's actually produced by dinesh d'souza. it's a documentary that examines president obama's early years for his alleged anti-capitalist beliefs. it has already earned nearly $33 million,...
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"sex and the city" girl are you? they always said carrie when really they were total mirandas? men have been missing out until these guys showed up! so guys, which romney boy are you? are you a craig romney? craigs are cute and craigs fluency in spanish makes him ethnic. for a romney which puts him somewhere between ivory and light ivory. famous craig romneys include zac efron, justin bieber and peek chu. are you a ben romney? bens don't fit in. the only blonde and he's the only one who instead of going into business became a doctor which in the romney family is considered a huge failure. famous ben romneys include cloweee kardashian, chad loe and john quincy adams' brother stumpy quincy adams who existed. this is josh romney. you may be hotness is so intense it kind of looks like you're plotting to kill someone. josh was great in american psycho. >> what her head would look like on a stick. >> famous josh romneys include kim kardashian, paris hilton and dominique strauss-kahn. then there's matt romney. the boring ro
"sex and the city" girl are you? they always said carrie when really they were total mirandas? men have been missing out until these guys showed up! so guys, which romney boy are you? are you a craig romney? craigs are cute and craigs fluency in spanish makes him ethnic. for a romney which puts him somewhere between ivory and light ivory. famous craig romneys include zac efron, justin bieber and peek chu. are you a ben romney? bens don't fit in. the only blonde and he's the only one...
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kennedy's speech and that's what ronald reagan talked about when he talked about the shining city on the hill. >> jennifer: it sounded like what the president sounded like at the debate. he was very clear and very strong -- i'm sure you have a different opinion of course about it. but i think that the president was extremely clear last night that we would stand by our allies. make no mistake about it. don't you think he was clear? >> well, what the president had a good debate last night. no taking that away from him. he had a good debate at hofstra university. i was back for that in new york. he's been very aggressive. what he's done in his debate is attempted to rile up the democrat base after having had such a poor debate in denver. i congratulate him from coming back from denver. when you look at his actions when it comes to taking the missile defense sites out of poland the czech republic, refusing to meet with netanyahu and going on "the view" instead he's been referring to the faulkland islands as the malvenus. he's put a lot of daylight between us and our allies. they know tha
kennedy's speech and that's what ronald reagan talked about when he talked about the shining city on the hill. >> jennifer: it sounded like what the president sounded like at the debate. he was very clear and very strong -- i'm sure you have a different opinion of course about it. but i think that the president was extremely clear last night that we would stand by our allies. make no mistake about it. don't you think he was clear? >> well, what the president had a good debate last...
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tell you everything you need to know about tomorrow night's debate and more right here from new york city. probably a good thing i left my tiger's mug back home. hey! hey! >> today just 24 hours before round two of the presidential debates, and a new poll hit the campaign with a slash or thud and added more turbulence. the new usa today gallup poll shows mitt romney is making up ground in key swing states, and he owes a lot of that to his rising popularity among women. >> mitt romney now leads president obama with five points. tied 48 to 48. he is still ahead with men, though. so the movement among women has put this race on the bubble. and today, ann romney who is leading the effort to get women to vote republican was in the battleground state of pennsylvania. >> find an independent that voted for barack obama last time or a democrat that voted for barack obama last time. and say how have the last four years been? you want the same thing. go ahead. you want a change for a better prosperous future? vote for mitt romney. >> jennifer: paul ryan voted for the lilly ledbetter act. romney has
tell you everything you need to know about tomorrow night's debate and more right here from new york city. probably a good thing i left my tiger's mug back home. hey! hey! >> today just 24 hours before round two of the presidential debates, and a new poll hit the campaign with a slash or thud and added more turbulence. the new usa today gallup poll shows mitt romney is making up ground in key swing states, and he owes a lot of that to his rising popularity among women. >> mitt...
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substantial flooding throughout new york city, including the brooklyn battery tunnel is now flooded, apparently. so this storm is very serious. that's why i was so angry earlier in the show about the fact that they have done nothing on climate change, unfortunately, for a long, long time. to end the show on a lighter note let's talk about republican hip treasehypocrisy. the king is joe dejarlais. he is pro-life and then we find out he has asked one of his mistresses to get an abortion--oops. and then another mistress came out. >> the pro-life supporter had an affair with a patient a decade ago. after learning she was pregnant urged her to get an abortion. >> and now? >> tennessee's oldest and largest conservative organization is mounting a campaign to force the regular he's nation of scott desjarlais. >> desjarlais is not only a hypocrite but a fraud. >> cenk: the thing that is unethical is he's picking up women while he's a doctor. that's a no-no--well that and the abortion thing. while he's the doctor he's seducing one of his patients. then when they get pregnant he tells them to g
substantial flooding throughout new york city, including the brooklyn battery tunnel is now flooded, apparently. so this storm is very serious. that's why i was so angry earlier in the show about the fact that they have done nothing on climate change, unfortunately, for a long, long time. to end the show on a lighter note let's talk about republican hip treasehypocrisy. the king is joe dejarlais. he is pro-life and then we find out he has asked one of his mistresses to get an abortion--oops....